Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[$weetne$$]

Italian teams have never been easy to challenge, in fact in all the matches they gave a lot of trouble, even in modern times, in reality Inter also put Barcelona to the test by eliminating them from the Champions League, so i don't think they are really that calm when they challenge an Italian.

Maybe we should put it as this, Top Italian teams are not easy to challenge across all European competitions,  I have to rephrase because there are other Italian underdogs I believe will not be a problem to some other teams in other competitions away from the Italian domestic league.  Inter is obviously an Elite team and so we cannot expect less from them, so even teams like Barcelona and some other English teams do not underestimate them if they happen to meet in a champions league game.

[len01]

If Como has fought tooth and nail to get a Champions League ticket, it means they are ready to face bigger challenges and they will definitely prepare their best players to face the competition in the UCL competition, but we also can't expect more from Como performance next season, especially in the UCL, they will fight as hard as possible, but even if they don't succeed, at least they can feel the competition in the Champions League and will be used as experience in the following seasons to perform even better.

Don't think a team like Como is already ready for every challenge just because they qualified for the Champions League. If you ask me, that's actually where the beginnings of the problems they will face. Staying consistent while competing in multiple tournaments with a much busier schedule is far from easy. Even experienced teams often see their domestic form drop when they put too much focus on the Champions League, and they can end up slipping down the standings.

[kennycryptoitalia]

I think difference between Como and Girona as the underdog team from La Liga, Como have better financial condition and prepare team as well as for participating at Serie A by recruiting the experienced and top players. I believe next season Como still favorite team get top standings position in domestic league and secure higher placed in Champion League qualify to next round.

Como really had to sweat and earn everything they did, it was the result of intense hard work, which certainly brought the desired results, but this is an important test. Going to the Champions League is not the same as going and winning matches in Serie A, but this is something we will see later when it is played.

[ITExpert]

Juventus needs to start to change his image, a few years ago facing Juventus was an automatic lose for you and a win for them, they were like the Bayern Munich of Italy and they also were doing super seasons in the champions league reaching the final for example, but right now they are complete garbage, they barely reach some european spots and nobody fears them anymore.

Juventus is really in a very bad condition and it seems that they are also not doing any efforts to resume their performance as they were before. They were on a very strong position and also have a strong squad which helps them to stand in  the top position and now they are very eagerly need to be on that same place. And I think they will not change their position until they don't underline such factors which are responsible for their damage and great failure. If the team is really willing to have a healthy and bright future they needs to take such strong decision which can change their destiny. Otherwise this will be not wrong as someone has already there that they are now just a garbage. And I think this is the lowest which any team can do with themselves as a poor and bas team

[aipercoin]

Juventus has a history full of successes. Reaching those old levels of success requires serious effort. Their current level is far below that of the past. In his prime era, Cristiano Ronaldo moved from Real Madrid to Juventus. I think that transfer summarizes the quality of Juventus at that time. Considering their current situation, I'm quite surprised. Juventus needs to recover as soon as possible.

A few years ago? i haven't seen Juventus in that form for quite some time, their golden days seem to have disappeared into the abyss of management indifference.
Very sad to see a team of this caliber drop so steeply, yet the players are eager for redemption, they try but with poor results.
Will they do anything next season? You don't need press releases and declaring who knows what, you need facts you need commitment.
You talk about the golden age with Del Piero, Nedved, Pirlo, Buffon, you're making names that are stars in the history of football in general, now who could we name?

[bitgolden]

I understand why Milan and Amorim combination may make people feel bad. After all, Amorim got fired for being bad at United and Carrick replaced him and they became good, which may make people consider Amorim as a bad manager.

On top of that Milan reached second place for most of the season but then finished out of top four because they were terrible on the last 1+ month and the most recent memory people have is them constantly losing. So if you combine those two, of course people will not have great ideas about this two.

[giorgione]

Two different leagues and two different clubs, expectations and competition are also different. Manchester United was a very ambitious club, there was no opportunity for experimentation in that club, rather the fans want results. Even the quality of the Premier League teams is very high, so even if you want to win a match there, you need to improve as a team. But Serie A is completely different from the Premier League. There is also great competition in the Italian league, but the chances of winning here are higher. Except for the top few teams, the quality of the rest of the teams is absolutely low.

Even if Ruben Amorim fails at Manchester United, he may not fail at AC Milan, he is not too bad as a manager. On the contrary, he has some great statistics, there are enough reasons to ignore MU's statistics. AC Milan will not have high expectations from him, rather qualifying for the Champions League will be enough.

Amorim did an exceptional job at Manchester United, this is clearly what everyone wanted a coach to do, Ruben Amorim, i don't think he's so bad as to be able to really worry a team like AC Milan also because they chose him and if they weren't really convinced they would never have done it.

[bastisisca]

I remember the intense rivalry between Napoli and Juventus that lasted for about eight years. Back then, Juventus used to sign top players for next to nothing, and they were always big names. Just think of Pogba, Pirlo, Higuaín, and Vidal... that team was incredibly difficult to stop.Now it's a completely different story. Juventus have been struggling for years, and it seems to me that it will be a long time before they return to their former glory.

It has had a meltdown since it ended up in Serie B due to all the disgust made by Moggi and friends.
I would say that since we were no longer able to buy referees it was obvious that it would end like this, the era of Juventus stealing with full hands is over forever.
Now, unable to steal, he sinks.

[dzonikg28]

Five loses? C'mon mate. If we can overthink about the worse, why can't we do just the same with the good thoughts? In my point of view, AC Milan will be successful. Ruben Amorim already want players like Luka Modric, Christian Pulisic, and Chukwueze to stay ahead of the new season. With that, I don't see five loses.
Well, you could still be correct because football is packed with too many surprises.  Juventus are currently after Dibu Martinez from Aston Villa. He could swing that way after the FIFA world cup competition.

Modric is too old, you can't rely on his grandparents, even though he's good and has a good character.
must focus on young players to integrate into the team to create a cycle
instead no he is attacking the coaches and I assure you that that is not the problem..

Average age is still important and pace was not really what made Modric strong. He is good at making the right decisions at the right time and that can make a difference for a team.

But there is no point in arguing here that Modric is the future, he is of course not. But as Amorim now said, he wants to continue to work with Modric. I understand why. You don't need the fastest Modric, but a Modric who is precise, hard working and making the whole team better and I think he can still do it.

I am not an outright supporter of very old players never finding the right timing to quit their careers, but as I said I think he can still play the matches in a way that his team benefits from his presence.

I did some research now and was surprised that Amorim backs a possible contract extension with Modric. It is a risk he is taking because if AC Milan doesn't do well this upcoming season, one of the attacks against Amorim will be that he didn't build a new squad.

[Renampun]

If Como has fought tooth and nail to get a Champions League ticket, it means they are ready to face bigger challenges and they will definitely prepare their best players to face the competition in the UCL competition, but we also can't expect more from Como performance next season, especially in the UCL, they will fight as hard as possible, but even if they don't succeed, at least they can feel the competition in the Champions League and will be used as experience in the following seasons to perform even better.

Yes, I also don't appreciate them too much, because competing in the Champions League is much more difficult than competing in Serie A because they will face some of the strongest clubs in Europe and the level of competition is much higher. and if they are able to survive with such competition, that means that the squad they have built is genuinely strong enough to compete in European competitions. but if in the end they have to be eliminated in the early rounds, it means that they are not yet very worthy to compete in the Champions League. but that is not a failure, because they are only competing in the Champions League for the first time so it is natural that they fail.. as long as the team continues to improve, and shows that it belongs at that level, I'd still consider the season a positive step forward.

[lombok]

If Como has fought tooth and nail to get a Champions League ticket, it means they are ready to face bigger challenges and they will definitely prepare their best players to face the competition in the UCL competition, but we also can't expect more from Como performance next season, especially in the UCL, they will fight as hard as possible, but even if they don't succeed, at least they can feel the competition in the Champions League and will be used as experience in the following seasons to perform even better.

Yes, I also don't appreciate them too much, because competing in the Champions League is much more difficult than competing in Serie A because they will face some of the strongest clubs in Europe and the level of competition is much higher. and if they are able to survive with such competition, that means that the squad they have built is genuinely strong enough to compete in European competitions. but if in the end they have to be eliminated in the early rounds, it means that they are not yet very worthy to compete in the Champions League. but that is not a failure, because they are only competing in the Champions League for the first time so it is natural that they fail.. as long as the team continues to improve, and shows that it belongs at that level, I'd still consider the season a positive step forward.

Champions League is actually very difficult as compared to any other national league. It is natural that fledgling teams do not succeed in the initial stages. Everyone, who is a supporter of a team, is aware of the significance of the learning process. I firmly believe that development of a team is beneficial than winning in the first season in the competition.

[GiftedMAN]

Amorim did an exceptional job at Manchester United, this is clearly what everyone wanted a coach to do, Ruben Amorim, i don't think he's so bad as to be able to really worry a team like AC Milan also because they chose him and if they weren't really convinced they would never have done it.

I can't remember one important thing that Amorim dis at Manchester United to rate his work to be exceptional, before coming to Manchester United he was known to be a great manager but he failed at United because he wasn't using the right strategy that would work for the team instead he kept on using the same pattern that wasn't working for the team. He is already the coach of AC Milan for his to be recognized as a good manager he will need to prove himself let his results do the talking for him in his new club.

[kennycryptoitalia]

A few years ago? i haven't seen Juventus in that form for quite some time, their golden days seem to have disappeared into the abyss of management indifference.
Very sad to see a team of this caliber drop so steeply, yet the players are eager for redemption, they try but with poor results.
Will they do anything next season? You don't need press releases and declaring who knows what, you need facts you need commitment.
You talk about the golden age with Del Piero, Nedved, Pirlo, Buffon, you're making names that are stars in the history of football in general, now who could we name?

True, i remember those times when Juventus was strong, i was very little and i simply heard adults talking about Juventus being very strong.
It's a shame to see a team go so low.
Even if it is a team that is not as loved as Juventus. Poor them .

[m4r1o]

Amorim did an exceptional job at Manchester United, this is clearly what everyone wanted a coach to do, Ruben Amorim, i don't think he's so bad as to be able to really worry a team like AC Milan also because they chose him and if they weren't really convinced they would never have done it.

Those who criticize Amorim don't know how he behaved at Manchester United, this coach has given everything and brought this team to a higher level, what everyone is asking them to do even at Milan which is a team that is not doing very well and will require excellent work on his part, the management is very important.

[Frankolala]

Amorim did an exceptional job at Manchester United, this is clearly what everyone wanted a coach to do, Ruben Amorim, i don't think he's so bad as to be able to really worry a team like AC Milan also because they chose him and if they weren't really convinced they would never have done it.

Those who criticize Amorim don't know how he behaved at Manchester United, this coach has given everything and brought this team to a higher level, what everyone is asking them to do even at Milan which is a team that is not doing very well and will require excellent work on his part, the management is very important.

Amorim is the worse coach ever that Manchester United have hired in the past because he recorded the highest defeat in history of Manchester United. That alone has shown he didn't do well in Old Trafford. He didn't understand Manchester United game pattern and couldn't also learn it. The same team he left was the team Carrick used to win his first two big matches.

[$weetne$$]

Those who criticize Amorim don't know how he behaved at Manchester United, this coach has given everything and brought this team to a higher level, what everyone is asking them to do even at Milan which is a team that is not doing very well and will require excellent work on his part, the management is very important.

I cannot agree any less, he was still building for something really great for the team when they relieved him of his role, he was actually doing a great Job, it was clear how he was able to restore some sanity in the dress room and was instilling a better level of discipline in the players of which some of them did confessed to, but then the management had so much of interference in all of it.

At Milan which is promising to give him full charge, i believe he will be doing far better than he did at Manchester United, he has done it before in Sporting so he can do it again.

[babo]

I can't remember one important thing that Amorim dis at Manchester United to rate his work to be exceptional, before coming to Manchester United he was known to be a great manager but he failed at United because he wasn't using the right strategy that would work for the team instead he kept on using the same pattern that wasn't working for the team. He is already the coach of AC Milan for his to be recognized as a good manager he will need to prove himself let his results do the talking for him in his new club.

I don't like Amorim, I just think he's very lucky as a coach, so for me he's just a mediocre coach
Milan, who are all mediocre in management, could only take a poor coach
anyway, in two months they'll change it and get another one.. like they do in these years

[Crytohillss]

Five loses? C'mon mate. If we can overthink about the worse, why can't we do just the same with the good thoughts? In my point of view, AC Milan will be successful. Ruben Amorim already want players like Luka Modric, Christian Pulisic, and Chukwueze to stay ahead of the new season. With that, I don't see five loses.
Well, you could still be correct because football is packed with too many surprises.  Juventus are currently after Dibu Martinez from Aston Villa. He could swing that way after the FIFA world cup competition.

Modric is too old, you can't rely on his grandparents, even though he's good and has a good character.
must focus on young players to integrate into the team to create a cycle
instead no he is attacking the coaches and I assure you that that is not the problem..

Average age is still important and pace was not really what made Modric strong. He is good at making the right decisions at the right time and that can make a difference for a team.

But there is no point in arguing here that Modric is the future, he is of course not. But as Amorim now said, he wants to continue to work with Modric. I understand why. You don't need the fastest Modric, but a Modric who is precise, hard working and making the whole team better and I think he can still do it.

I am not an outright supporter of very old players never finding the right timing to quit their careers, but as I said I think he can still play the matches in a way that his team benefits from his presence.

I did some research now and was surprised that Amorim backs a possible contract extension with Modric. It is a risk he is taking because if AC Milan doesn't do well this upcoming season, one of the attacks against Amorim will be that he didn't build a new squad.

It really hurts seeing great Juventus like this, they used to set a good standard and now fans are just hoping for signs of progress. The badge deserve much more than what's been happening lately but a club like Juventus should never stay down for long.
 If the management gets things right and backs the club  properly, they can rebuild and become stronger again.

[KTChampions]

Don't think a team like Como is already ready for every challenge just because they qualified for the Champions League. If you ask me, that's actually where the beginnings of the problems they will face. Staying consistent while competing in multiple tournaments with a much busier schedule is far from easy. Even experienced teams often see their domestic form drop when they put too much focus on the Champions League, and they can end up slipping down the standings.

I agree, plus there's also the factor of the sense of novelty (including among the club's owners), when that wears off, motivation wanes. And perhaps funding. For example, now, when Como's every season is better than the last, everything feels great, but in any case, they will reach a plateau, and maybe even a rollback in results, and that time will be a real test. Even next season, staying in the top four will be a big task, Milan is making serious investments, and the other teams from the big four are not far behind.

[M47AK16]

I'm not so sure about that. The Spanish league is always kept in very high consideration for a simply reason: Real Madrid and Barcelona play there. And of course those two teams are bigger than any Italian team. But is that enough to make the whole league better? I don't know. Maybe. In any case the difference is minimal in my opinion.

I believe that, in terms of history and importance, we have more major teams in Italy than in the Spanish league, such as Milan, Juventus and Inter.
In Spain, they only have two major teams: Real Madrid, which is undisputedly the most famous, and Barcelona, which has, however, gained a great deal of prominence in recent years.
For me, the differences between the two leagues are minimal, but as an Italian, I prefer Serie A despite its major problems.

Yeah, but that also just compares how many good teams there are, and not how good they are. No team in Italy has greatness as much as Real or Barcelona, but Spain only has those two, while Italy has a few more. So by that logic, I would say top of Spain is better than top of Italy, but overall Italy could be better.

Yet, the topic is Como vs Girona, and Girona got bad not because of the league, but because they were gutted by other teams and left with no good players and couldn't use that money to get better players. Como is not like that, they have a rich owner, they can rebuild with money.